Ricodea change color and die

[saifcolors]

Hi all
Ihave 5 ricodea it starts closing and change color and die
Parameters
No3 10
Po4 0
Ca 440
Kh 8.6
Mg 1320

 

[Katrina71]

Have you checked ph?

 

[saifcolors]

Have you checked ph?

Yes 8.2
All another coral sps lps normal
Itest now potassium 320

 

[motortrendz]

Possibly too much light or flow.

 

[saifcolors]

Possibly too much light or flow.

medium light and flow
I have 5 pieces of ricordea and I put them in different places and suddenly they started showing this condition

 

[motortrendz]

What do you consider medium light? What kind of light are they under? Intesity/par readings(just curius) mine tend to do better right at the sand line or under an overhang out of direct light.

 

[saifcolors]

What do you consider medium light? What kind of light are they under? Intesity/par readings(just curius) mine tend to do better right at the sand line or under an overhang out of direct light.

What do you consider medium light? What kind of light are they under? Intesity/par readings(just curius) mine tend to do better right at the sand line or under an overhang out of direct light.

Ihave radion light 45%
Ihave this ricordea before one year was no problem

 

[NanoDJS]

Did you break up a colony>? Or frag it recently >?

 

[motortrendz]

Ihave radion light 45%
Ihave this ricordea before one year was no problem

Hmmm, maybe a nutrient issue? Or stressed by something else, something picking on them or like mentioned above, did you frag them or annoy them in some way. Just trying to eliminate all possibilities.

 

[saifcolors]

Hmmm, maybe a nutrient issue? Or stressed by something else, something picking on them or like mentioned above, did you frag them or annoy them in some way. Just trying to eliminate all possibilities.

No ..... Potassium now 320
Some friends tell me test iron but I don't have it

 

[saifcolors]

Iused this Trace Element

 

[motortrendz]

Its definitely possible you overdosed.

 

[Gareth elliott]

What other corals do you have other than these rics?

i’d vote stop dosing what ever blue, green and orange are. Do some water changes.

Like 50% today 50% tomorrow.

retest your big 3 alk, mag, and ca
And your nutrients no3 and po4
After the second change.

Mushrooms like low light, low flow and some food no3 and po4.
target 5-10 no3
And somewhere between .01-.1 po4

Dont dose those colorful bottles, for awhile if ever. Try maintaining the big 3 and trace elements with a simple 10% water change each week. Its far easier and safer than some of the products companies try to market to us.

 

[saifcolors]

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What other corals do you have other than these rics?

i’d vote stop dosing what ever blue, green and orange are. Do some water changes.

Like 50% today 50% tomorrow.

retest your big 3 alk, mag, and ca
And your nutrients no3 and po4
After the second change.

Mushrooms like low light, low flow and some food no3 and po4.
target 5-10 no3
And somewhere between .01-.1 po4

Dont dose those colorful bottles, for awhile if ever. Try maintaining the big 3 and trace elements with a simple 10% water change each week. Its far easier and safer than some of the products companies try to market to us.
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[Gareth elliott]

Ok since you have more corals, do smaller wc. Ime unhappy rics shrink not open then close then die. Could try running carbon.

Were they yumas? Yumas can be tricky which i think is because of collection and acclimation to captive life. Cooler darker waters than our tanks. But thats a guess.

 

[saifcolors]

Ok since you have more corals, do smaller wc. Ime unhappy rics shrink not open then close then die. Could try running carbon.

Were they yumas? Yumas can be tricky which i think is because of collection and acclimation to captive life. Cooler darker waters than our tanks. But thats a guess.

Yumas ihave but I don't know why to close and die It one year in my tank and started new baby parameters good test iodine 0.03
Potassium 320 normal potass must 400